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Thursday, July 09, 2015

Fairmont, NC – The U.S. Marshals Service, Eastern District
of North Carolina, announces the recovery of an abducted 20 month old child and
the arrest of two subjects wanted in connection with the abduction of this
child from the Richmond, VA, area.

Deputy U.S. Marshals, along with the Robeson County
Sheriff’s Office and the Fairmont Police Department, located the child
Wednesday morning at a residence at 117 Liberia Street in Fairmont. Derrick
Baker, 42, of Fairmont, and the child’s 17 year old mother, of Henrico, VA,
were arrested at the same location. The child was placed in the custody of the
Robeson County Department of Social Services, and the individuals arrested were
taken to the Robeson County Jail where they are awaiting extradition to Henrico
County, VA. This investigation was a collaborative effort between the Henrico
County Police Department, the National Center for Missing and Exploited
Children, the U.S. Marshals Service in the Eastern District of Virginia and the
Eastern District of North Carolina, the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office, and
the Fairmont Police Department. Additional assistance was also provided by USMS
task force officers from the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office, Fayetteville
Police Department, and North Carolina Department of Public Safety / Security
Services.

“The safe and swift recovery of abducted children, and the
apprehension of those responsible for such egregious crimes, will remain the
top priority of the U.S. Marshals Service,” said Scott J. Parker, U.S. Marshal
for the Eastern District of North Carolina. “The interagency cooperation that
led to the conclusion of this investigation demonstrates and highlights what
can be accomplished when federal, state and local law enforcement agencies work
together in the pursuit of justice for the innocent.”

On May 29, 2015, President Obama signed into law the
“Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2015,” providing the U.S. Marshals
Service with enhanced authority to support law enforcement requests to assist
in missing child cases. This legislation services to bolster an already robust
partnership between the U.S. Marshals Service and the National Center for
Missing and Exploited Children that has resulted in the recovery of more than
600 missing children by U.S. Marshals Service personnel since 2003.